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Jul 31, 2020

In the second installment of understanding loneliness, Alysa explores the ways we can recognize our feelings of loneliness including a deeper dive into factors that we may need to consider like FOMO, social comparison, social insecurity, and more.

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Jul 24, 2020

Alysa and her friend, Courtney, from the Spoop Hour podcast talk about their favorite friendship, Shawn and Gus, from the TV series, Psych. In this second of two episodes, they discuss the five reasons why the friendship has some problems, but, overall, why it works nonetheless.

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Jul 18, 2020

Alysa and her friend, Courtney, from the Spoop Hour podcast talk about a favorite friendship, Shawn and Gus, from the TV series, Psych. In this first of two episodes, they talk about the show, some of their favorite moments, if we would be friends with Shawn and Gus, and the five reasons why they have an...


Jul 10, 2020

In honor of Cheer Up the Lonely Day, Alysa begins the discussion of loneliness – what it is, evidence of it as an epidemic, and why we should care about understanding loneliness to help ourselves and others.

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Jul 3, 2020

In this episode of the Best Forevers Book Club series, Alysa and Claire read the book, 1st to Die, from the series that got Alysa through college, the Women’s Murder Club by James Patterson. We discuss friendships in the workplace, the dangers of crossing boundaries, and the joy of women supporting women. Note:...